U+2668 "♨" Hot Springs Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
♨
U+2668 "♨" Hot Springs is a pictographic symbol representing a steaming hot spring, often depicted as a stylized pool with rising steam or vapor, commonly used in signage, maps, and digital communication to indicate locations with thermal or hot spring baths, such as onsen in Japan or spa facilities. Its design typically features a simple basin shape with three wavy lines rising from it, evoking warmth, relaxation, and geothermal activity. This symbol carries cultural significance in regions where hot springs are a traditional form of bathing and tourism, and it is recognized globally as a shorthand for heated water or spa services.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2668 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Hot Springs |
| Block | Miscellaneous Symbols |
| General Category | Other Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ♨ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ♨ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0x99 0xA8 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2668 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002668 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2668 |